Final Projects

Over the span of this MOOC the participating teams worked on the economic valuation of different ecosystems. The teams worked on a case of interest to them and developed an alternative scenario for the current situation of their ecosystem. Participants then carried out a variety of valuation methods to assess the economic costs and benefits of a change in land use practices and come to a decision whether their proposed project implementations were worth undertaking.
Find the results of their hard work below!

"Economics of Land Degradation in Catchments of Jaisamand Lake, Udaipur,
Rajasthan, India. Presentation to Commissioner Tribal Development
and Udaipur Division, Government of Rajasthan, India."
Team: Soil Building Processes in different Land Capability
Author: Deepak SharmaJaisamand Lake [India]

Along with that,
I still look for the comments/observations raised by the MOOC/ELD tutors about the five presented projects!
Such comments shall give us insight on what particularly we miss and on what we need to focus more!
Hope such a request isn’t too late!
Again, thank you for this great learning experience.

One of the suggestions I like to add (to broaden the participation of our course peers): is having a Peer Review Task/Assignment!
For example, if we have the final projects posted on the board, then each team/group shall have the ability to review other different two/three projects and to provide constructive feedback within a time frame.
I believe this step is a remarkable one for understanding globally the application of ELD components.
Best of luck,